cold deck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cold deck
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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You always had in mind the fact that all these guys were in foxholes someplace or sitting out on some cold deck somewhere.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'm trustin' to you, Chief, not to ring in no cold deck on 'em—or me.
From Where the Sun Swings North by Willoughby, Barrett
"Well, I'm not as handy with a cold deck as I used to be, and I don't think I ought to put me lame foot into another man's lap."
From Money Magic A Novel by Garland, Hamlin
If we hadn't been a lot of hayseed amateurs, we might have found out long ago that some one was running in a cold deck on us.
From The Real Man by Lynde, Francis
Oh, come, she's ringing in a cold deck on us: that's Ollendorff.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
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